"The DHS's post was the culmination of a social media exchange between the Trump administration and video game retailer GameStop, based on a joke that Trump had overseen the end of the "console wars" thanks to the announcement of the Halo: Combat Evolved remake for PlayStation next year. GameStop, whose CEO and chairman Ryan Cohen has been a vocal supporter of Trump, quoted the joke with a picture of Trump shaking hands with Halo protagonist Master Chief."
"Microsoft declined to comment about the DHS's post, and didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about the White House's and GameStop's posts. The Pokémon Company International, in response to Pokémon being associated with Trump's mass deportation campaign, previously said in a statement to The Daily Beast that "our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and permission was not granted for the use of our intellectual property.""
DHS posted Halo imagery including a Warthog and the text "DESTROY THE FLOOD," linking the image to ICE's recruitment website and captioning it "finishing this fight." The post echoed an earlier Pokémon-themed DHS post captioned "Gotta Catch 'Em All," implicitly equating immigrants with video-game creatures. The Halo post followed a social-media exchange involving the Trump administration and GameStop about a Halo remake, with images of Trump paired with Master Chief-style armor. Microsoft declined to comment, and The Pokémon Company International said it did not authorize use of its intellectual property.
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